Bessel van der Kolk

Dutch-American psychiatrist, researcher and educator
Person human Q4896407
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Bessel van der Kolk

Summary

Bessel van der Kolk is a human[1]. He was born in The Hague[2]. He was born on 1943[3]. He worked as a psychotherapist[4], trauma therapist[5], psychiatrist[6], and university teacher[7]. He ranks in the top 0.68% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,909 views/month, #6,754 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Born in The Hague[2], Bessel van der Kolk…
  • Bessel van der Kolk was born on 1943[3].
  • Bessel van der Kolk held citizenship in Kingdom of the Netherlands[9].
  • English was Bessel van der Kolk's native language[10].
  • Bessel van der Kolk worked as a psychotherapist[4].
  • Bessel van der Kolk worked as a trauma therapist[5].
  • Bessel van der Kolk's professions included psychiatrist[6].
  • Bessel van der Kolk's professions included university teacher[7].
  • Bessel van der Kolk's field of work was psychiatry[11].
  • Bessel van der Kolk's field of work was post-traumatic stress disorder[12].
  • Bessel van der Kolk was employed by Boston University[13].
  • Among Bessel van der Kolk's employers was Boston State Hospital[14].
  • Bessel van der Kolk was employed by Harvard Medical School[15].
  • Bessel van der Kolk is recorded as male[16].
  • Bessel van der Kolk's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • Bessel van der Kolk's Commons category is recorded as Bessel van der Kolk[18].
  • Bessel van der Kolk's family name is recorded as van der Kolk[19].
  • Bessel van der Kolk's given name is recorded as Bessel[20].
  • Bessel van der Kolk's given name is recorded as A.[21].
  • Bessel van der Kolk's official website is recorded as http://www.besselvanderkolk.com[22].
  • Bessel van der Kolk's work location is recorded as Boston[23].
  • Bessel van der Kolk's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[24].
  • Bessel van der Kolk's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Bessel van der Kolk'}[25].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[26]

  • Country: US[27]

  • Began / founded: 1943[28]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 697558bc-18c9-4b76-934d-e4140295a789[29]

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Origins and Family

Bessel van der Kolk's place of birth was The Hague[2]. He was born on 1943[3]. English was his native language[10].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include psychotherapist[4], trauma therapist[5], psychiatrist[6], and university teacher[7]. Fields of work include psychiatry[11], a medical specialty[30] and post-traumatic stress disorder[12], a class of disease[31]. Employers include Boston University[13], a research university[32], in United States[33], founded in 1869[34], headquartered in Boston[35]; Boston State Hospital[14], a historic district[36], in United States[37]; and Harvard Medical School[15], a medical school[38], in United States[39], founded in 1782[40].

Why It Matters

Bessel van der Kolk ranks in the top 0.68% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,909 views/month, #6,754 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] He is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]

FAQs

Where was Bessel van der Kolk born?

Bessel van der Kolk was born in The Hague[2].

What did Bessel van der Kolk do for work?

Bessel van der Kolk worked as psychotherapist[4], trauma therapist[5], psychiatrist[6], and university teacher[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [16] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] . wikidata.org.
  4. [17] . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [41] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [42] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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